Leverkusen vs Heidenheim 2023-24 German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

9': Victor Boniface
63': Jonas Hofmann
74': Victor Boniface (P)
82': Amine Adli

FT
4 - 1

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

58': Eren Dinkci

Leverkusen's Boniface scores twice in 4-1 win over promoted Heidenheim

Bayer Leverkusen vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 - Game Highlights

Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface scored twice in a 4-1 victory over promoted Heidenheim on Sunday, as his team joined Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga with their fourth win in five league games.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
9': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
31': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Norman Theuerkauf (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0.
58': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Eren Dinkçi (1. FC Heidenheim 1846) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan-Niklas Beste.
63': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios with a through ball.
63': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Adrian Beck replaces Nikola Dovedan.
69': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Florian Pick replaces Norman Theuerkauf.
71': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Exequiel Palacios.
71': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Florian Wirtz.
74': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
82': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Marvin Pieringer replaces Tim Kleindienst.
82': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Kevin Sessa replaces Eren Dinkçi.
82': Substitution, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846. Denis Thomalla replaces Jan-Niklas Beste.
82': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Victor Boniface.
85': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Álex Grimaldo.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 29,557

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+63	Bayern Munich	33	79	2
+31	Bayer Leverkusen	32	68	2
+20	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	56	8
-2	SC Freiburg	33	55	10

Full Table

Statistics

HDH		B04
10	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	7
6	Saves	1
28.5	Possession	71.5
2	SHOTS	21
2	ON GOAL	10
1.0	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
241	Accurate Passes	752
321	Passes	822
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	2
9	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.1
48	Long Balls	41
18	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.9
0	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	10
16	Tackles	14
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	4
21	Effective Clearances	12
21	Clearances	12

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
12	Edmond Tapsoba
6	Odilon Kossounou
34	Granit Xhaka
25	Exequiel Palacios
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
30	Jeremie Frimpong
22	Victor Boniface
10	Florian Wirtz
7	Jonas Hofmann

Substitutes:

Adam Hlozek, Josip Stanisic, Nadiem Amiri, Robert Andrich, Gustavo Puerta, Nathan Tella, Amine Adli, Piero Hincapié, Matej Kovar.

1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Kevin Müller (GK)
4	Tim Siersleben
6	Patrick Mainka
19	Jonas Föhrenbach
23	Omar Haktab Traoré
20	Nikola Dovedan
30	Norman Theuerkauf
33	Lennard Maloney
10	Tim Kleindienst
37	Jan-Niklas Beste
8	Eren Dinkci